Exploring the Ice Empress's Lair

Beneath the ice spring.

A faint glow surfaced over Chen Ling's body.

The Chaos Vortex and Ice-Attribute Soul Core within him operated simultaneously, drawing in the ice attribute from the spring and converting it into other elemental attributes to ward off the external cold. He remained utterly unaffected by the frigid surroundings.

As he continued descending and the depth steadily increased, a strangely shaped wall suddenly appeared before him.

The wall was made of a special metal with an ice-blue base interwoven with luminous white streaks. A faint spiritual gleam flowed across its surface, exuding an exceptionally mysterious aura.

"Such a huge chunk of Ice Extreme Divine Gold?"

Chen Ling looked at the massive lump, somewhat surprised.

It was just a pity the system had not given him any Soul Tool rewards. Otherwise, this metal would have been an excellent material.

He raised his hand, and the Qingming Sword instantly materialized in his palm.

Several streaks of frigid silver light flashed past. The incomparably hard Ice Extreme Divine Gold was cleanly sliced off and steadily placed into his Storage Soul Tool.

He had stripped this off Haozi back then. Tang Hao really was a great guy.

Once the thick Ice Extreme Divine Gold was peeled away, a spacious opening was immediately revealed behind it.

Following the flowing icy water, Chen Ling dove straight inside.

The instant he passed through the opening, his field of vision abruptly widened.

This was a natural ice-blue cavern. Rather than the stalactites common to ordinary caves, it was filled with Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow wreathed in cold air.

Without hesitating further, the sword light on his blade turned icy white and silently took on the ice element. Then the sword light flickered as he began mining the Profound Ice Marrow.

At the same time, a plan